Shoot the rodeo: Difference between revisions
Orangestar (talk | contribs) Created page with "{{Needs images}} As coined by members of Red Letter Media, a film is said to '''shoot the rodeo''' when it features a setpiece or event that was clearly not designed explicitly for the film. This is commonly used as a means to increase the production value of a low budget film without actively creating sets, hiring actors or extras, or writing filler for the film. Mike and Jay first explained the term in Wheel of the Worst 7|Wheel of..." |
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== Examples == | == Examples == | ||
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* [[Wheel of the Worst 7|Wheel of the Worst #7]]: The Dog Sitter video is said to include many instances of shooting the rodeo due to the sheer amount of slapdash footage cobbled together. | * [[Wheel of the Worst 7|Wheel of the Worst #7]]: The Dog Sitter video is said to include many instances of shooting the rodeo due to the sheer amount of slapdash footage cobbled together. | ||
* [[Blood Shack (aka The Chooper)]]: The trope namer. Footage of a real rodeo is inexplicably inserted in the center of the film and justified by having a character in an abandoned ticket-taking booth. | * [[Blood Shack (aka The Chooper)]]: The trope namer. Footage of a real rodeo is inexplicably inserted in the center of the film and justified by having a character in an abandoned ticket-taking booth. | ||